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Mentor Makes A lifelong Friend
June 21, 2023 • Life has an interesting way of pulling us in the direction of serving others, whether that’s helping a family member...
Results for: Volunteering
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Friends First Mentoring Matches Create Lifelong Friendships
February 1, 2022 • January is National Mentoring Month, but we celebrate our mentoring matches all year long! Mentoring changes the lives of so...
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Friends First Mentor Reflection
March 18, 2021 • Kevin joined Mercy Home's Friends First mentoring program to change the life of a young man, but was pleasantly surprised...
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Celebrating National Mentoring Month with Friends First
January 29, 2021 • Friends First, Mercy Home's mentoring program, has provided guidance and support to countless kids. One mentor and mentee match are...
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Longtime Friends First Relationship Encourages Mentee to Vote
November 6, 2020 • Thanks to encouragement from his former mentor, a young man who graduated from Mercy Home's Friends First program voted for...
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Mercy Home Women Coworkers Step Up With Habitat for Humanity
October 21, 2020 • Mercy Home coworkers volunteer with Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build project to build affordable homes for woman-led families in Chicago’s...
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Mercy Home Pilots New Virtual Mentoring Model
August 28, 2020 • Mercy Home's youth mentoring program recently completed piloting its brand new virtual mentoring model, using six mentor/mentee matches from the...
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15 Insightful Quotes About Volunteering
February 17, 2020 • Check out some of our favorite quotes about volunteering that will hopefully inspire you to get involved with the causes...
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10 Tips That Will Make You A Better Tutor
February 12, 2020 • Whether you’ve been tutoring for years or you just started, we’ve provided some tips that will help you and your...
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Friends First Launches Into Its Biggest Year Yet
January 28, 2020 • Mercy Home's Friends First Mentoring Program recently kicked off its 32nd year and includes 18 mentor-mentee matches, the largest group...